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Houston seems to be the one interested in skyscrapers. I've seen many mid-rises built on the Westside. Unlike Dallas, there are only a few sprawly suburban office park campuses in the metro.
Houston seems to be the one interested in skyscrapers. I've seen many mid-rises built on the Westside. Unlike Dallas, there are only a few sprawly suburban office park campuses in the metro.
Well Dallas did go on a residential building boom in Uptown, so i see that if any supertower, or any tall skyscraper was to be built, it would be resedential.
Just look at Museum Tower, Victory Tower, and 1900 pacific ave. All over 500ft to 700 ft. None of it has been built, but i just shows the interest in residential buildings in Dallas. So it looks like if anything tall in Dallas would be built its residential.
Well Dallas did go on a residential building boom in Uptown, so i see that if any supertower, or any tall skyscraper was to be built, it would be resedential.
Just look at Museum Tower, Victory Tower, and 1900 pacific ave. All over 500ft to 700 ft. None of it has been built, but i just shows the interest in residential buildings in Dallas. So it looks like if anything tall in Dallas would be built its residential.
Well the Chicago Spire (which is on hold at the moment), is suppose to be a 2000+ foot residential and hotel skyscraper. But, that's Chicago, not Dallas.
Well the Chicago Spire (which is on hold at the moment), is suppose to be a 2000+ foot residential and hotel skyscraper. But, that's Chicago, not Dallas.
No city in the South is going to get a "supertower", imo, and if it does it will probably be Miami, maybe Atlanta. Usually these supertowers are residential, or hotel, some mixed-use, so thats why i don't think Houston or Dallas will get a supertower. It seems more like a Miami sort of thing, but also Atlanta.
I think Houston builds mostly on demand, in the future, Houston will probably just get a supertall. And most of Houston's tall buildings are just office, and there aren't many supertowers that are mostly or just office. So that is why i move on from the topic, and just focused on tall sky scrapers.
My guess is Atlanta. Miami has a height restriction on skyscrapers otherwise I would have chosen Miami. Houston, for the most part won't get it because its economy relies mostly on oil and energy and plus hurricanes damage skyscrapers when they hit.
My guess is Atlanta. Miami has a height restriction on skyscrapers otherwise I would have chosen Miami. Houston, for the most part won't get it because its economy relies mostly on oil and energy and plus hurricanes damage skyscrapers when they hit.
I'm pretty sure Houston's economy doesn't rely mostly on oil and energy, i know its less than half, closer to a fourth.
But i guess your right, the Texas Medical Center was created just because of Houston's dependance on oil and energy. I mean its what Houstonians rely on.
And all of the Uptown condos were due to to oil and energy, just like our new 501 ft apt. building in Downtown.
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I'm pretty sure Houston's economy doesn't rely mostly on oil and energy, i know its less than half, closer to a fourth.
You are right, but only about the first part. The energy industry makes up 48.4% of Houston's economy. It may not be the largest part of the economy, but it is the largest single industry in Houston by far. That's pretty incredible, and recipe for disaster if you ask me. But Houston will probably adapt to the change. We'll have to check back in 50 years :P
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During the last decades of the twentieth century, Houston's dependence on the upstream energy industry—which comprises oil and gas exploration and production, oilfield equipment manufacturing and wholesaling, and pipeline transportation—made it particularly vulnerable to economic downturns determined by energy prices, the national economy, and the value of the dollar against foreign currencies. In order to insulate itself from further economic distress, the city began diversifying into downstream energy (refining and chemicals manufacturing) as well as industries unrelated to the energy sector. In 1981 upstream energy represented 68.7 percent of the job market, while downstream energy represented 15.6 percent and diversified sectors represented 15.7 percent. By 2004 upstream energy's percentage was reduced to 31.4 percent while downstream energy increased to 17 percent and diversified industries nearly quadrupled to 51.6 percent.
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